Category: Social Media Posts

Footballer Milan Baros accused of assaulting and hospitalising fellow guest at Resort Valachy hotel in Velke Karlovice, Zlin Region, for making noise complaint about him; cops studying CCTV of the incident (VIP sport) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Czech Tourism / Fotbal / Local News / Social Media Posts / Violence

14 August, 2019

Footballer Milan Baros accused of assaulting and hospitalising fellow guest at Resort Valachy hotel in Velke Karlovice, Zlin Region, for making noise complaint about him; cops studying CCTV of the incident (VIP sport) [Social Media Post]

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Update: Owner of wallet lost on Namesti Miru, Prague 2-Vinohrady reclaims it after seeing yesterday’s (Monday’s) police appeal on Facebook (Policie CR) [Social Media Post]

Community / Police / Social Media Posts

14 August, 2019

Update: Owner of wallet lost on Namesti Miru, Prague 2-Vinohrady reclaims it after seeing yesterday’s (Monday’s) police appeal on Facebook (Policie CR) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Amateur gardener Anna Binderova grows 57-kilo pumpkin in Zizelice, near Zatec, in the Usti nad Labem Region; monstrous squash has circumference of nearly two metres (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Food / Leisure Time in the Czech Republic / Local News / Social Media Posts

14 August, 2019

Video: Amateur gardener Anna Binderova grows 57-kilo pumpkin in Zizelice, near Zatec, in the Usti nad Labem Region; monstrous squash has circumference of nearly two metres (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Breaking: National cyber-security agency NUKIB says “foreign state” was behind recent cyber-attacks on Czech foreign ministry; politicians Vit Rakusan (STAN) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09) openly blame Russia, citing diplomatic sources (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Foreigners / Security / Social Media Posts / Technology

13 August, 2019

Breaking: National cyber-security agency NUKIB says “foreign state” was behind recent cyber-attacks on Czech foreign ministry; politicians Vit Rakusan (STAN) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09) openly blame Russia, citing diplomatic sources (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Useless Fact of the Day: The municipality with the longest name in the Czech Republic is Nova Ves u Noveho Mesta na Morave in the Vysocina Region; As (Karlovy Vary Region) and Es (also Vysocina Region) have the shortest names (Cesky statisticky urad) [Social Media Post]

Czech Language / Local News / Social Media Posts / Statistics

13 August, 2019

Useless Fact of the Day: The municipality with the longest name in the Czech Republic is Nova Ves u Noveho Mesta na Morave in the Vysocina Region; As (Karlovy Vary Region) and Es (also Vysocina Region) have the shortest names (Cesky statisticky urad) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Gathering of tow-trucks at Vyskov airfield, South Moravia, sets unofficial world record for longest tow-truck “train”: a line of vehicles 680 metres in length (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Driving / Local News / Social Media Posts / Technology

13 August, 2019

Video: Gathering of tow-trucks at Vyskov airfield, South Moravia, sets unofficial world record for longest tow-truck “train”: a line of vehicles 680 metres in length (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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21-year-old “foreigner” arrested in connection with three attempted rapes, of women in Prague 4, Prague 5 and Prague 10, after being spotted by CCTV operator; cops appeal for other victims to come forward (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Crime / Police / Social Media Posts / Violence

13 August, 2019

21-year-old “foreigner” arrested in connection with three attempted rapes, of women in Prague 4, Prague 5 and Prague 10, after being spotted by CCTV operator; cops appeal for other victims to come forward (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Animals / Environment / Local News / Snakes / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Wild adder/viper attacks becoming more frequent; experts think number of Czech snakebite incidents could be double that of 2018, when 23 people were bitten; adders most common in wooded hilly areas (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Video: Cops, firefighters and vets struggle to catch four escaped Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs in Brno’s Luzanky park (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

Animals / Firefighters / Local News / Police / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Video: Cops, firefighters and vets struggle to catch four escaped Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs in Brno’s Luzanky park (Tydenik Policie) [Social Media Post]

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Czech Ambassador to Iran Svatopluk Cumba recalled following investigation into Schengen visa fraud; Cumba allegedly collaborated with former Foreign Minister Jan Kavan on scheme that granted around 400 suspect visas to Iranian citizens (Radio Farda, USA) [Social Media Post]

Corruption / Czechs Abroad / Foreigners / Security / Social Media Posts

12 August, 2019

Czech Ambassador to Iran Svatopluk Cumba recalled following investigation into Schengen visa fraud; Cumba allegedly collaborated with former Foreign Minister Jan Kavan on scheme that granted around 400 suspect visas to Iranian citizens (Radio Farda, USA) [Social Media Post]

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